Stanley James Lawson

Gunner · NZ #229864

Rank	Gunner
Service number	NZ #229864
Record	https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/147468

What this roll records

Bank ledger keeper in civilian life. Embarked/served with N.Z. Artillery. Departed Wellington on the Aquitania; his sister Iris tore a yellow silk scarf, giving him half so they could find each other in the crowd, and he kept his piece throughout the war. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.

Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.

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Where this comes from

Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 9, p.228. Also cited: Family-contributed info (2025).

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